After the Gale Camp wiped out the mountain bandits, they continued their march toward the frontier. Along the way, Ayina carried herself with a heroic and dashing air, and her beauty and martial prowess had long become the talk of the army. One day, the large army reached a bustling town and paused briefly to resupply.
Ayina led a few personal guards into the town to procure supplies. Dressed in light battle armor with her hair tied up, she drew sideways glances from passersby wherever she went. Just then, a commotion arose. A group of attendants was escorting a dissolute young lord clad in extravagant brocade robes, making a pompous display as they paraded through the streets. This young lord was Wang Fugui, the only son of the local prefect, Wang Batian. Relying on his father's power and influence, he usually ran roughshod over the town and committed all sorts of villainy.
Wang Fugui caught sight of Ayina at a single glance, and his eyes instantly lit up. Looking as though he had lost his soul, he walked straight toward Ayina. His bodyguard, Qian Duoduo, possessed formidable martial arts skills yet willingly stooped to act as an accomplice to a tyrant.
Chapter 175